Pustakamchem Fest
The Pustakamchem Fest will be held on April 19, 2022 at Saligao Institute, Saligao. The event is not just about books, but there will be activities and a pop-up market, too. The fest schedule of the day is as follows:
9 am: Fest begins
10 am – 12 noon: Goan music
12 noon – 12.45: Read aloud session for kids with ‘Reading Planet’
1.30 pm – 2 pm: Interview with ‘Out of Context Book Club’, conducted by Bina Nayak
2 pm – 3.30 pm: Live music
3.30 pm – 4 pm: Recitation of 3 poems by Pragya Bhagat (spoken word poet)
4 pm – 4.30 pm: Alexyz presents ‘QuoteToons’ & ‘SportToons and talks about his books
4.30 pm – 5 pm: Kids theatre directed by Anita Pinto
5 pm – 5.30 pm: Live music
5.30 pm – 5.45 pm: Poetry recitation by renowned nature poet, Salil Chaturvedi
5.45 pm – 7 pm: Live music
7 pm onwards: Launch of Dayanita Singh’s new book ‘Let’s See’, followed by a conversation with Vivek Menezes and book signing
OUTDOOR SESSIONS
11 am onwards: Goan Food Festival
4 pm onwards: ‘Made in Saligao’ market
PARTICIPATING BOOK HOUSES
The Dogears Bookshop, Literati Bookshop, Dalgado Konknni Academi, Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr, Broadway Bookstore, Comixense Magazine, Goa 1556, MoCA (Museum of Christian Art), The Reading Planet Library & Bookstore, That Bookstore, Out of Context Book Club, Rama Harmalkar (Qurate)
PARTICIPATING AUTHORS
Dayanita Singh, Heta Pandit, Tomazinho & Irene Cardozo, Clyde D’Souza, Pantaleao Fernandes, Joseph Fernandes, Anita Pinto, Alexyz, Salil Chaturvedi, Rev Fr John D’Silva, Pragya Bhagat, Rochelle Pereira, Bina Nayak
